OPPILANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OPPILANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPPILANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPPILANT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPPILANT
No single letter turns OPPILANT into another word.
How OPPILANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPPILANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPPILANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPPILANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Tending to block up a passage or fill it with obstructing matter.
Oppilant is a learned word found mostly in old medical writing, where something clogs the pores or bowels. Today it is better known to word-game players than to ordinary speakers.
How OPPILANT is used
Rare and bookish; modern writers prefer obstructive or blocking.
- The old physician blamed an oppilant humour for the patient's fever.
- Thick mud had an oppilant effect on the drain.
- The oppilant substance had to be cleared before the tube would flow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPPILANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OPPILANT
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Common questions about OPPILANT
- Is OPPILANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPPILANT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPPILANT worth?
- OPPILANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPPILANT mean?
- Tending to block up a passage or fill it with obstructing matter.
- What letters can be added to OPPILANT?
- No single letter can be added to OPPILANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPPILANT:
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